Last night, NBC Washington tweeted out a link to a story about freestyle skiing halfpipe gold medalist David Wise:
David Wise's alternative lifestyle leads to Olympic gold: http://t.co/JRk7dtcmyi pic.twitter.com/hxOHHVuQRt
— NBCWashington (@nbcwashington) February 19, 2014
The link goes to a story on NBC headlined “David Wise’s alternative lifestyle leads to Olympic gold.”
Before we check out the exact nature of his “alternative” lifestyle, let’s get on the same page about what that term means. Wikipedia should do:
So what could it be? Is he pangendered? Is he polygamous? Is he dwelling in a commune eating only raw foods? Is he living off the grid and existing on the barter system? What could it be?
Oh dear.
Now it is true that David Wise credits his lifestyle with helping him win gold. To wit:
But isn’t it fascinating that NBC views a man taking care of his wife and daughter as an alternative lifestyle?
I’m glad David Wise won gold, but if this is any indication of media views on normalcy, our society is pretty much doomed.
